The Unity Council helps keep roofs over residents' heads
Jan 11, 2021
An Oakland, California, nonprofit addresses housing stability one person at a time and develops its own affordable housing. Since COVID-19, the demand has never been greater.
Food & Nutrition
Trendy microgreens offer flavor you can grow at home
Jan 8, 2021
The trendiest plant on the produce aisle packs lots of nutrients, but microgreens are not a replacement for your leafy vegetables.
To battle food inequity, a nonprofit helps neighbors eat healthy
Jan 4, 2021
Oakland-based Mandela Partners gives locals the resources they need to take control and increase their own access to healthy food.
Ring in the new year with a 'mocktail'
Dec 30, 2020
At a time when more people are stress-drinking, a New Year's Eve sangria "mocktail" is a healthy way to say farewell to 2020.
Here's to a healthy 2021, with resolutions from heart doctors
Dec 29, 2020
What kind of resolutions do cardiologists make? And what do they wish their patients would resolve?
Keep your holiday drinking on the moderate side with this advice
Dec 17, 2020
Raising a cup of cheer may be fine, but stress and boredom might lead to things getting out of hand. Here are ways to prevent that.
Teatime can be good for your health
Dec 14, 2020
One of the most popular drinks in the world may be one of the healthiest, too. Tea can help you lose weight and fight disease.
The best foods for brain health
Dec 9, 2020
The secret to eating for brain health? Ignore shady trends and focus on some of the same things that are good for your heart, experts say.
Eating foods that promote inflammation may worsen heart failure
Nov 30, 2020
People with heart failure who eat foods that cause inflammation are twice as likely to die or go to the hospital as those who make healthier food choices, according to new research.
Teens' ultra-processed diet puts their hearts at risk
Nov 24, 2020
The more ultra-processed food – think chips, soda and pizza – that teenagers eat, the worse they fare on measures of heart health.